Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-08-10

eau geta1n e4cAau8e IOE dry gOOQS, gro
ceries, etc. HoRRoBIN IS RICE,
Opera House Block,
Rochfords 10 cent delivery wagon il
always at hand. Delivers passengers
and small packages any where between
the river, west Main, Mankato and AL.
legheney streets for 10 cents. Heavier
packages and longer distances reasonable
prizes. Leave orders at Schwan's.
Edwin Richards of Udolpho took
out one Of the largest sized Minnesota
Chief ..Separators Monday. It is plain
that Mr., Richards is satisfied that there
is some threshing to do in Mower county.
At the time of selling the thresher to Mr..
Richards, s. G. Clark 8 Co. sold the
steamer to parties in Lyle.
III. s. Smith reports new engineer
at the high school building. A genuine
old fashioned massasauger had taken pos
session of the basement, and was inclined
to resist the authority of the school
board. Proper treatment dislodged him,
and Mr.. Smith carries the ratties of this
daring specimen of Crotalus hsrridus.
Maj. J. B. Ponds wandering Stars
appeared at the Opera House last Wed
nesday evening to good house. Miss
Edith Pond, the singing reader, was
very fine, delighting the audience and
receiving many encores. Mons. Sauret
handled the piano with skill, and Miss
Ollie Terbett, with her violin brought
the house down. The entertainment was
first class, and should have received a
much better patronage than it did the
second evening. It was a treat for the
music loving people which they do not
have the opportunity of listening to
often.
The scarcity of dwellings is Austin's
greatest embarrassment just now. PEG.
pie wishing TO move here are deferred by
the fact that there is hardly a house in
the city for rent for love or money. We
have been expecting to see our men OF
means do something to relieve this scar.
CITY. but they seem too much occupied
with the new business blocks to help US
out in the residence line. Remember
that people cannot come to Austin with.
out houses to live in. Supply the want
and at the same time make good invest
ment.
Mr.. A. NJ. Mason writing to the
Kansas Farmer says: As the church bug
Is all the subject that you can get far.
mel to talk about here, l thought would
write you in regard to them and suggest a
plan to rid Kansas of the pest, and il
any ofyour readers know Of better way
let them have a chance to tell it. Ny
plan is as follows: Sow one-half acre OF
rye in the fall on the highest land on the
farm, and IN the winter spread old hay
or straw on the rye just thick enoush to
burn good, and in the spring the bugs
will deposit all of the eggs on the rye, and
when the young bugs hatch. take some
warm day when they will be out Of the
ground and up on the rye, set fire to the
straw; burn bugs, straw, rye and all TO-
Feather. If this won't work to get them
all, then sprinkle the stubs of rye with
Spanish green and kill all that did no,
burn. If the farmers will all do this TO,
three years, there won't be any bugs left
to hurt any CROP
The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the Clerk of the Court
since last report:
John Lundb]ad to Mary Olson, both OF
Mower county. July
Henry Beck of Steele to Belle Brose